The Undertaker Bird
Partly because of their demeanour and partly for their eating habits, Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer) are sometimes nicknamed the ‘undertaker bird’. Like undertakers, they provide a vital service and are…
The Invaders!
Here are four invasive wild flowers that I came across growing in Portugal last year (left to right) - Chicory (Cichorium intybus) - although native to some parts of Europe,…
Go Ahead – Smile
Well, here’s another Monday morning smiler, just to help get the week off to a good start! This is a closeup portrait of a young male Steller sea lion photographed…
U-Turn
I remember this location well - I had been fortunate to spend a week there, watching bears, brown and black coming and going feeding on the pink salmon which were…
Little Bittern
I was pleasantly surprised when I spotted for the first time this Little Bittern (Botaurus minutus) whilst visiting a nature area in the Algarve region of Portugal early last spring.…
Beaver Bow Wave
Here we see a shot of a beaver just as it pushes off for a swim on a BC lake - creating a nice bow wave as it does so.…
Vapourer Moth
I would often see these little guys flying around towards the late summer/early days of fall, but could never find one staying still long enough to get a photo, until…
No ‘Musseling’ In
Here we see a shot from the Khutzeymateen of a young, recently weaned, grizzly bear giving us the eye incase we were thinking of making a move on the mussels…